Upcoming Events…
Find Mardi from ReNewy Living at these events
Christmas Bon Bon Decorating Workshop
Saturday 16th Nov 2024; 10.30am – 12.30pm, The Full Circle Collective
Your go-to guide for local sustainability events in Newcastle, Central Coast & Hunter communities. This aims to be a valuable resource for our community – to help celebrate localness, promote positive health & wellbeing, promotes environmental awareness from different perspectives, and offers opportunities for personal and community growth.
Upcoming Local Events
November | December | January | February
Note – This is not a comprehensive page of all events in the area. This is a free community service by Renewy Living. Information is correct at publication time. Contact event hosts for availability, bookings, tickets, or more details.
November
Give a Sheet for the Planet
Saturday 16th November 2024
9am – 3.30pm, TAFE NSW Tighes Hill Campus
City of Newcastle residents are invited to drop off their worn-out bedroom, bathroom and kitchen linen at our first ever textile recycling event! Further information here…
Food Waste Education Workshops
Sat 16th November & Sat 23rd November 2024
Raymond Terrace and Tomaree Library
A free 1.5 hour workshop on food waste. Facilitated by Port Stephens local Jacqui Purcell from In Our Hands Family Farm.
Wind & Solar: Penetration & Optimisation this Decade
Thursday 21st November 2024
3.30pm – 5.45pm, CSIRO Newcastle, Mayfield West
Two presenters will be looking at the topical and ongoing renewable energy deployment -from two points of view -with a Q&A. Further information here…
Sustainability in Early Childhood Education
Thursday 21st November 2024
6pm – 8pm, 5 Rosegum Road, Warabrook
Join Ella de la Motte (EDEC) and Sam Barrish (the Unplugged Educator) as they share insight, inspiration and deep thinking on the new EYLF V2.0 principle of Sustainability. Further information here…
Fourth Saturday Fabric Swap
Saturday 23rd November 2025
9.30am – 11.30am, Toronto Library
FREE – On the day, drop in anytime between 9.30-11.30am. Bring your leftover fabric, buttons, ribbons, pins, threads, granny squares & more to swap with fellow crafters, or come along to find your next treasure to use in your crafting. Further information here…
Summer Swap – Clothes Swap & Repair Cafe
Saturday 23rd November 2025
2.30pm – 5.30pm, Newcastle Museum
Are you looking for a fun and sustainable way to level up your wardrobe? Join in our Clothes Swap on Saturday 23rd November where you can exchange up to 10 gently used clothing items, shoes, or accessories that you no longer wear but are still in good condition. Further information here…
Rainforest Conservation Series
Sat 23rd Nov 2024 & Sun 24th November 2024
Brown Theatre Dungog & Dungog Surrounds
A weekend of Rainforest Conversations – Join in an important event exploring the beauty, complexity & importance of the rainforests in the Dungog region. Further information here…
Mangroves Clean Up
Sun 24th November 2024
Carrington Mangroves
Clean up Sunday Day’s take place on the last Sunday of each month at Carrington Mangroves. Then followed by cultural day at Carrington community centre on Young street. Further information here…
Slow Stitch Saturday
Sat 30th November 2024
11am – 1pm, Upcycle Newcastle
Visible mending and slow stitching bring together a gentle mindfulness, creativity and perhaps a much needed slowness to the day. Further information here…
Waste to Art Exhibition
until 24th Jan 2025
SEEN Space, next to Swansea Library & Toronto Library
Visit the 2024 Sustainable Neighbourhoods Waste to Art exhibition to see a variety of thought-provoking artworks created by community members, artists, groups and students from across the region. Further information here…
Note – This is not a comprehensive page of all events in the area. This is a free community service by Renewy Living. Information is correct at publication time. Contact event hosts for availability, bookings, tickets, or more details.
December
Pollinator Pot Workshop
Saturday 1st December 2024
9.30am – 11am, Edgeworth Memorial Neighbourhood Centre
Join Groundswell Collective for this fun, hands-on workshop where you’ll be walked through the process of creating your own Pollinator Pot, packed full of pollinator-friendly plants and a handmade nesting site. Further information here…
Lake Mac Seed Library Processing Session
Thursday 5th December 2024
9.30am – 11am, Edgeworth Memorial Neighbourhood Centre
We need some help to process and package the next batch of locally grown seeds to restock the Lake Mac Seed Library. No experience necessary just come along and meet some likeminded people and help the Seed Library. Further information here…
Newcastle Repair Cafe
Saturday 7th December 2024
9.30am – 12pm, Hamilton South Community Hall
Bring your much-loved broken items back to life at the Newcastle Repair Café. Held on the first Saturday of every second month at library and community locations across Newcastle. Further information here…
Purple Pear Farm Permaculture Tour
Saturday 7th December 2024
9.30am – 11.30am, Purple Pear Farm
Purple Pear Farm, Education Centre and Biodynamic farm offers learning opportunities based on 20+ years of experience in teaching, farming, sustainability, permaculture, biodynamics and community building. Further information here…
Native Bee Workshops
Saturday 7th December 2024 & Sunday 8th December 2024
Hunter Wetlands Centre
Hear about native bee diversity, lifecycles, and management of stingless bees and enjoy a practical session on the process of hive splitting and propagation. Further information here…
Coastal Forest Regen – Tomaree
Saturday 7th December 2024
8am – 10.30am, One Mile Beach Headland
The Friends of Tomaree National Park & Escape Eco Adventures are inviting you to a morning of bush care, clearing Bitou Bush. Further information here…
Newcastle Seed Pack & Chat
Tuesday 10th December 2024
6pm – 9.30pm, Wallsend Library
Join fellow seed enthusiasts to help pack seeds and share stories and tips about growing from seed. Further information here…
Waste to Art Exhibition
until 24th Jan 2025
SEEN Space, next to Swansea Library & Toronto Library
Visit the 2024 Sustainable Neighbourhoods Waste to Art exhibition to see a variety of thought-provoking artworks created by community members, artists, groups and students from across the region. Further information here…
Note – This is not a comprehensive page of all events in the area. This is a free community service by Renewy Living. Information is correct at publication time. Contact event hosts for availability, bookings, tickets, or more details.
January
Waste to Art Exhibition
until 24th Jan 2025
SEEN Space, next to Swansea Library & Toronto Library
Visit the 2024 Sustainable Neighbourhoods Waste to Art exhibition to see a variety of thought-provoking artworks created by community members, artists, groups and students from across the region. Further information here…
Note – This is not a comprehensive page of all events in the area. This is a free community service by Renewy Living. Information is correct at publication time. Contact event hosts for availability, bookings, tickets, or more details.
February
Slow Stitch Saturday
Sat 22nd February 2025
11am – 1pm, Upcycle Newcastle
Visible mending and slow stitching bring together a gentle mindfulness, creativity and perhaps a much needed slowness to the day. Further information here…
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